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　　210. The stocky stonemason肥胖的石匠 sting-string
The government passed a stipulation1 that stocky stonemasons would no longer be receiving their stipends3. The edict stipulated5 that in six months, if they had not made great strides in losing weight, they would face a lot of strife6. Even though he found his work rather stodgy7 and strenuous8, Ed Branson always managed to stitch together some pride in his work. Besides, he still needed his salary. While he was a stout9 man, he was not lazy. He was in fact looking forward to the exercise program that awaited him.
Ed lived near a strait. Everyday he began walking along the strand10, straying far away from the pizza parlors11 that people from his social stratum12 usually frequented. At first, he was failing to stretch before each workout. Then he strained his lower back muscle and learned his lesson. While he was recovering from his ailment13, he couldn’t exercise and began to eat heavily. To offset14 the effects of the heavy eating, he began taking stimulants15. This caused a sharp sting in his chest one day, so he soon quit taking them. He soon ceased to exercise at all.
“What I need are some outside stimuli16, a few things that will get me interested in exercising again,” he thought to himself. He recalled that along the strand, there were many women of striking beauty from all social strata17. In addition, strings18 of birds would fly by and sing. These memories strengthened his resolve to lose weight and retain his income. Still, sometimes it was difficult to stay motivated, so he had to resort to his imagination. Whenever he caught himself slowing down while jogging, he imagined his old football coach chasing behind him with a strap19 in one hand, eager to slap idle legs.
Ed kept up the exercise regimen, lost the required weight, and saved his job. A stocky stonemason he was no longer.
sting n.刺,刺痛
stipend2 n.薪贴,奖学金,养老金
stipulate4 vt.约定,规定
stipulation n.规定,条款
stitch v.缝
stocky adj.(人或动物)矮而结实的,粗壮的
stodgy adj.乏味的,油腻的,不易消化的
stonemason n.石工,石匠
stout adj. 强壮的,结实的,肥胖的
strain n.过度的疲劳,紧张,血统,物种vt.拉紧,收紧,过滤,拉伤
strait n.海峡,危难
strand n.绳索之一股,海滨
strap v. 用皮带装饰,用皮绳捆住n.皮带
strata n.地层,阶层
stratum n.地层(单数),阶层
stray v.迷路,走失,离题,远离
strengthen vt.加强,巩固
strenuous adj.费力的,须作出努力的
stretch v.伸展,伸长
stride n.大步,一跨步
strife n.斗争,冲突
striking adj.醒目的,惊人的
string n.(乐器的)弦,细绳,带子


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1 stipulation FhryP     
n.契约，规定，条文；条款说明
参考例句：
  • There's no stipulation as to the amount you can invest. 没有关于投资额的规定。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The only stipulation the building society makes is that house must be insured. 建屋互助会作出的唯一规定是房屋必须保险。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 stipend kuPwO     
n.薪贴；奖学金；养老金
参考例句：
  • The company is going to ajust my stipend from this month onwards.从这一个月开始公司将对我的薪金作调整。
  • This sum was nearly a third of his total stipend.这笔钱几乎是他全部津贴的三分之一。
3 stipends d4150ed6fe9b10c18fa5a3686fbff777     
n.（尤指牧师的）薪俸( stipend的名词复数 )
参考例句：
4 stipulate shhyP     
vt.规定，（作为条件）讲定，保证
参考例句：
  • International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants.国际规则规定了外国参赛者的人数。
  • Some manufacturers stipulate the price at which their goods are to be sold.有些制造商规定出售他们生产的商品的价格。
5 stipulated 5203a115be4ee8baf068f04729d1e207     
vt.& vi.规定；约定adj.[法]合同规定的
参考例句：
  • A delivery date is stipulated in the contract. 合同中规定了交货日期。
  • Yes, I think that's what we stipulated. 对呀，我想那是我们所订定的。 来自辞典例句
6 strife NrdyZ     
n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争
参考例句：
  • We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
  • Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。
7 stodgy 4rsyU     
adj.易饱的；笨重的；滞涩的；古板的
参考例句：
  • It wasn't easy to lose puppy fat when Mum fed her on stodgy home cooking.母亲给她吃易饱的家常菜，她想减掉婴儿肥可是很难。
  • The gateman was a stodgy fellow of 60.看门人是个六十岁的矮胖子。
8 strenuous 8GvzN     
adj.奋发的，使劲的；紧张的；热烈的，狂热的
参考例句：
  • He made strenuous efforts to improve his reading. 他奋发努力提高阅读能力。
  • You may run yourself down in this strenuous week.你可能会在这紧张的一周透支掉自己。
9 stout PGuzF     
adj.强壮的，粗大的，结实的，勇猛的，矮胖的
参考例句：
  • He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
  • The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。
10 strand 7GAzH     
vt.使（船）搁浅，使（某人）困于（某地）
参考例句：
  • She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
  • The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。
11 parlors d00eff1cfa3fc47d2b58dbfdec2ddc5e     
客厅( parlor的名词复数 )； 起居室； （旅馆中的）休息室； （通常用来构成合成词）店
参考例句：
  • It had been a firm specializing in funeral parlors and parking lots. 它曾经是一个专门经营殡仪馆和停车场的公司。
  • I walked, my eyes focused into the endless succession of barbershops, beauty parlors, confectioneries. 我走着，眼睛注视着那看不到头的、鳞次栉比的理发店、美容院、糖果店。
12 stratum TGHzK     
n.地层，社会阶层
参考例句：
  • The coal is a coal resource that reserves in old stratum.石煤是贮藏在古老地层中的一种煤炭资源。
  • How does Chinese society define the class and stratum?中国社会如何界定阶级与阶层？
13 ailment IV8zf     
n.疾病，小病
参考例句：
  • I don't have even the slightest ailment.我什么毛病也没有。
  • He got timely treatment for his ailment.他的病得到了及时治疗。
14 offset mIZx8     
n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿
参考例句：
  • Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
  • He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。
15 stimulants dbf97919d8c4d368bccf513bd2087c54     
n.兴奋剂( stimulant的名词复数 )；含兴奋剂的饮料；刺激物；激励物
参考例句：
  • Coffee and tea are mild stimulants. 咖啡和茶是轻度兴奋剂。
  • At lower concentrations they may even be stimulants of cell division. 在浓度较低时，它们甚至能促进细胞分裂。 来自辞典例句
16 stimuli luBwM     
n.刺激（物）
参考例句：
  • It is necessary to curtail or alter normally coexisting stimuli.必需消除或改变正常时并存的刺激。
  • My sweat glands also respond to emotional stimuli.我的汗腺对情绪刺激也能产生反应。
17 strata GUVzv     
n.地层（复数）；社会阶层
参考例句：
  • The older strata gradually disintegrate.较老的岩层渐渐风化。
  • They represent all social strata.他们代表各个社会阶层。
18 strings nh0zBe     
n.弦
参考例句：
  • He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
  • She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
19 strap 5GhzK     
n.皮带，带子；v.用带扣住，束牢；用绷带包扎
参考例句：
  • She held onto a strap to steady herself.她抓住拉手吊带以便站稳。
  • The nurse will strap up your wound.护士会绑扎你的伤口。

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